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What are the three branches of the aortic arch?

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  1. brachiocephalic trunk
  2. left common carotid
  3. left subclavian
2
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passes through the thorax

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thoracic aorta

3
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passes through the diaphragm and along the vertebral column in the abdomen

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abdominal aorta

4
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exits the right ventricle

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pulmonary trunk

5
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carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs

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pulmonary artery

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carries blood to the small intestine and first part of the large intestine

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superior mesenteric

7
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passes behind the clavicle

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subclavian artery

8
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first branch off the abdominal aorta inferior to the diaphragm

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celiac trunk

9
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carry blood to the kidneys

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right and left renal artery

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arteries that stay in the pelvic cavity

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internal iliac arteries

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arteries that pass into the legs

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external iliac arteries

12
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dumps blood into the right atrium superior to the heart

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superior vena cava

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travels through abdominal cavity adjacent to the abdominal aorta; enters the right atrium from inferior to the heart

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inferior vena cava

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hepatic vein

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empties blood from the liver into the inferior vena cava

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renal veins

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paired veins from kidneys to the IVC

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short veins that join to form the inferior vena cava

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common iliac veins

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large deep vein in the thigh

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femoral vein

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large, superficial vein on the medial aspect of the thigh

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great saphenous vein

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vein located behind the knee

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popliteal vein

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carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart

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pulmonary veins

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blue vessels on the heart that return deoxygenated blood from the heart muscle to the coronary sinus

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cardiac veins

22
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slightly expanded vessel on the posterior aspect of the heart that dumps deoxygenated blood from the heart muscle into the right atrium

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coronary sinus